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As you may already be familiar with, for the last few years I have been coordinating a little Game of the Year poll the first week of each January. This poll is not like normal GOTY polls. I think it is better. In normal GOTY polls you are given maybe four, five options, and you have to pick your favorite. This one is different.
In this poll you are given a list of EVERY game released last year-- near as we could gather, by taking nominations here and on PA.* You are asked to rate your top 20-- you're asked to check all the games you played, and then to sort them in order of your favorites. There's some javascript that hopefully will make this more or less easy. At the end I have a computer program go back and sort the favorites based on what got rated highest, and we get a list of the year's "top 130".
If you want to see what this looks like, here's last year's poll results. They're all color coded and they look neat.
The poll will run until, as I'm currently planning things, the evening of January 8. Expect the results to be at the poll URL sometime on January 9.
Want to give it a shot?
* This year the list is pretty exhaustive, so if something's missing it's probably because it was specifically excluded under the rules! But that is in the past, and if something is missing then I'm sorry, but even if something deserves to be on, no new options will be added now that the poll has started.
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I'm one of those few not screaming "2007: Best year ever!". Final Fantasy XII would be in at number three if I could choose it, but c'est la vote.
that aside the list made me realize what a great year for RPGs this was, etrian odyssey, the witcher, persona 3 and mass effect were some of the best RPGs i've played in the last 5 years at least.
...Yea I loved the orange box. Mario has a huge disadvantage that I got it for christmas and haven't had time to play it religiously yet, but the couple of hours I spent still won it spot 4 >_>
Also:
I'm pretty sure we don't have Persone 3 in Europe yet.
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2. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
3. Call of Duty 4 (360)
4. Portal (360)
5. Contra 4 (DS)
6. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
7. Zack and Wiki (Wii)
8. Bioshock (360)
9. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
10. Nights (Wii)
11. Halo 3 (360)
12. Worms: Open Warfare 2 (DS)
13. Planet Puzzle League (DS)
14. Guitar Hero 3 (360)
15. Etrian Odyssey (DS)
16. Sin and Punishment (N64)
17. Crackdown (360)
18. Mario Strikers Charged (Wii)
19. Half Life 2: Episode 2 (360)
20. TMNT (GBA)
Edited to indicate proper platform type.
I can't go back to random battles, I just can't. I hate them so much and they should have fucking died out after Chrono Trigger did RPG battles properly. It's why I hate Dragon Quest 8 with every fiber of my being, it's everything I think is wrong with a JRPG in a single game.
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Well, then. Persona 3 would not come anywhere near my list of "best titles of the year" had I played it. It would not even come at the top of my list of "best titles that are Persona 3, Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing or Animal Soccer World".
I only have a Top 18.
2. Rock Band (360, PS3)
3. Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (PC)
4. Portal (PC, PS3, 360)
5. Bioshock (360, PC)
6. Team Fortress 2 (PC, PS3, 360)
7. Halo 3 (360)
8. Half Life 2: Episode 2 (PC, PS3, 360)
9. Geometry Wars: Galaxies (Wii, DS)
10. Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar (PC)
11. Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword
12. Worms: Open Warfare 2 (DS)
13. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (DS, PSP, 360, Wii, PC, PS2, PS3, Mobile)
14. Planet Puzzle League (DS)
15. Overlord (PC, 360)
16. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Wii)
17. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (PC,360)
18. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade (PC)
Unfortunately I've yet to get around to getting Super Paper Mario, Metroid Prime 3, Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, or Project Gotham Racing 4. I'll have to get around to playing them all eventually, but I like the look of my top 10. And this has been an amazing year for expansion packs, with 4 of them making my list.
Persona 3 (PS2)
Contra 4 (DS)
Etrian Odyssey (DS)
Odin Sphere (PS2)
Sam and Max: Season 1 (PC)
Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia (PS2)
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
The Red Star (PS2)
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (DS) (haven't played Trials and Tribulations yet)
Funny that no one nominated Hellgate... I might not have voted for it, but I thought it had a fairly devout following.
Seriously. That's my game of the year.
2. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
3. Mario Strikers Charged (Wii)
What can I say, I'm a Nintendo whore
1 - Earth Defense Force 2017 (360)
2 - Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)
3 - Persona 3 (PS2)
4 - Mass Effect (360)
5 - Team Fortress 2 (PC, PS3, 360)
6 - Portal (PC, PS3, 360)
7 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations (DS)
8 - Bioshock (360, PC)
9 - Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (DS)
10 - Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (DS, PSP, 360, Wii, PC, PS2, PS3, Mobile)
11 - Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP)
12 - Jeanne D'Arc (PSP)
13 - Soul Nomad & the World Eaters (PS2)
14 - Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales (DS)
EDF! EDF! EDF!
Here's me list:
2. Portal (PC, PS3, 360)
3. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
4. Sam and Max: Season 1 (PC)
5. Alien Soldier (Genesis)
6. Sin and Punishment (N64)
7. Team Fortress 2 (PC, PS3, 360)
8. Bioshock (360, PC)
9. Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night (GBA)
10. Odin Sphere (PS2)
11. Super Paper Mario (Wii)
12. Mario Strikers Charged (Wii)
13. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Wii)
14. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii)
15. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Wii)
It seems I only bought two games this year.
2 God of War 2 (PS2)
3 Portal (PC, PS3, 360)
4 Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Wii)
5 Half Life 2: Episode 2 (PC, PS3, 360)
6 World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade (PC)
I don't play WoW anymore, and have no intention of ever going back to it, but Burning Crusade was a pretty bitching expansion and I had quite a bit of fun with it.
Yeah, taking this poll made me realise I really didn't buy anything this year.
Well, my 1st would still be Mario Galaxy, so it's not a big deal.
I played a surprising number of new games this year. I played seven new games. I thought it would be less.
I actually picked more than 20 games, and had to cut a few. Was a really good year for me.
Though I only had one game on the list for something that wasn't Wii or DS, which was Odin Sphere. I think if I had a better computer, I probably would have bought The Orange Box and voted for TF2 and Portal. Oh well.
2. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations (DS)
3. Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
4. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
5. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
6. Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP)
7. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (DS)
Man I didn't get much this year.
Portal is like 6th on my list, it was a fun game dont get me wrong but it was way to bloody short and the difficulty wasnt really there till the end.
Also many thanks to MCC. Make sure to pass alone that we would like to see him come back! (if only for a visit)
2. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
3. Bioshock (360, PC)
4. Mass Effect (360)
5. Warhawk (PS3)
6. Portal (PC, PS3, 360)
7. Crackdown (360)
8. Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
9. Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP)
10. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
11. God of War 2 (PS2)
12. Uncharted : Drakes Fortune (PS3)
13. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (DS, PSP, 360, Wii, PC, PS2, PS3, Mobile)
14. Forza Motorsport 2 (360)
15. Jeanne D'Arc (PSP)
16. Rock Band (360, PS3)
17. Everyday Shooter (PS3)
18. flOw (PS3)
19. Undertow (360a)
20. Assassin's Creed (360, PS3)
I will admit, it was a pretty awesome year. As I stated elsewhere, the top 4 or 5 were pretty interchangeable for me so I just plugged some numbers in and went with it.
I was kinda shocked to see that I had 32 games on that list. O_o
2. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
3. God of War 2 (PS2)
4. Uncharted : Drakes Fortune (PS3)
5. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade (PC)
6. Rock Band (360, PS3)
7. Half Life 2: Episode 2 (PC, PS3, 360)
8. Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword
9. Team Fortress 2 (PC, PS3, 360)
10. Bioshock (360, PC)
11. Ratchet and Clank : Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Thinking on it now, it was indeed one hell of a year.
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Persona 3 does not have random battles in it. In fact, as far as RPGs where you can see the enemy beforehand go, Persona 3 is one of the easier ones to dodge unwanted battles.
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I still haven't gotten Virtua Fighter 5, Front Mission, Super Paper Mario, The Witcher or Persona 3 yet.
On a sidenote, what the fuck is Hammerfall for the PC? I can find no record of this game ever existing.
Also, Sin and Punishment as an option on the list? Hell yes.
I mean, it's certainly going to win in the N64 category (unless it counts as a Wii game, that is).
1. Half Life 2: Episode 2 (PC, PS3, 360)
2. Portal (PC, PS3, 360)
3. Bioshock (360, PC)
4. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
5. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
6. Team Fortress 2 (PC, PS3, 360)
7. Call of Duty 4 (360, PS3, PC)
8. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations (DS)
9. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (DS)
10. Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar (PC)
11. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (PC,360)
12. Front Mission (DS)
13. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (DS, PSP, 360, Wii, PC, PS2, PS3, Mobile)
14. Geometry Wars: Galaxies (Wii, DS)
I am really bad at these things because I always feel like I am leaving something out or that the order is wrong, but this time I feel pretty good about my choices
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2. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (DS)
3. Portal (PC, PS3, 360)
4. Team Fortress 2 (PC, PS3, 360)
5. Rock Band (360, PS3)
6. Assassin's Creed (360, PS3)
7. Bioshock (360, PC)
8. Mass Effect (360)
9. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations (DS)
10. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
11. Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS)
12. Zack and Wiki (Wii)
13. Super Paper Mario (Wii)
14. Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii)
15. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
I only now notice that I didn't mention Halo 3 at all. Oh well.
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2. Warhawk
3. Persona 3
4. God of War II
5. Heavenly Sword
6. Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
7. Guitar Hero III
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions would have been on there, probably pretty high, if it was an option... But it wasn't
I should have also voted Guitar Hero 3, but I forgot.
2. Rune Factory
3. Mass Effect
4. Bioshock
5. Zack and Wiki
6. Mario Galaxy
7. Sonic and the Secret Rings
8. Super Paper Mario
9. Wario Ware Smooth Moves
Metroid Prime 3 fanboy representin'
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I looooove random battles so much. It's perfect for the grinder in me.
I think you need medical attention.
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The top seven are the games I think are REALLY REALLY good
1. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
2. Halo 3 (360)
3. Portal (PC, PS3, 360)
4. Bioshock (360, PC)
5. Rock Band (360, PS3)
6. Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS)
7. Pac-Man Championship Edition (360)
8. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Wii)
9. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (DS)
10. Earth Defense Force 2017 (360)
11. Blue Dragon (360)
12. Mass Effect (360)
13. Zack and Wiki (Wii)
14. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
15. Planet Puzzle League (DS)
16. Project Gotham Racing 4 (360)
17. Super Paper Mario (Wii)
18. Forza Motorsport 2 (360)
19. Call of Duty 4 (360, PS3, PC)
20. Brain Age 2 (DS)